So now I know my numbers

I had my “FA” at Curves today, which I assumed meant “fitness assessment” but it actually means “figure analysis”. Ouchie. The gal was very nice and nothing hurt. Except psychically. Those numbers. BMI and Body Fat Percentage. I’m in the “overweight” category for the former (no surprise) and the “poor to very poor” category for the latter. (Okay, a little surprise.) And I couldn’t even bring myself to look at the various circumference measurements that she was writing down in my file.

The good news is that early next month they’re bringing in a new computerized system that personalizes your workout on each machine. It will be great…motivating and all that. Tomorrow I go for my first workout and then I’m flying.

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At my other blog: Berkman Family History

In this blog, I’ve talked about the origins of my Berkman family and a little bit about my most immediate ancestor, my father. I also looked at information about one of the family’s journey to the US. But there is a whole lot of uncertainty around most of the Berkman emigrants to North America. Some […]

The last two children born to my great-great grandfather, Hirsh Berkman, and his wife Sore, died as toddlers of croup. This was identified in death records from the Lithuanian town where they lived. Aharon Nate died at a-year-and-a-half in 1882, and daughter Teme Leye died at two-and-a-half years in 1886. This had me looking for some […]

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